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Norwich sign defender Ayala from Liverpool!

 

Norwich City have signed Liverpool defender Daniel Ayala in a reported £800,000 deal.

The 20-year-old joined from Sevilla in 2007 but the Spain Under-21 international failed to establish himself in the Liverpool first team.

He impressed during loan spells at Hull City and Derby County last season.

"He played against us for Hull and Derby and I thought he was strong," Norwich manager Paul Lambert said.

"You've got to have a lot of cover throughout the coming games and a long hard season. He was somebody we thought could benefit the football club."

A good signing for the price, a player that has a good bit of potential, I saw him play for Hull City last season and thought he looked quite decent, won a lot in the air and looked pretty composed when under pressure, just think he needs to put on a bit more strength to really hold up to tough Premier League strikers. Still don't think he's good enough as of yet to be a starter in the Premier League, a back-up player I'm sure he will do a decent job, but maybe not just yet as a permanent fixture in the 1st team line-up.